If your gas furnace keeps cycling on and then turning off within a minute or so, it might be the result of a dirty flame sensor. Most gas furnaces have a small sensor designed to shut off the furnace ...

I recently came upon a great flame sensing electronics project tailored for fire art installations. I learned from the project documentation that certain types of fire art installations are required ...

Dear Jerry: I remodeled a first-floor, single-bedroom apartment in a 100-year-old house eight years ago. I fully insulated the unit, R-13 walls, R-38 ceilings, new low E, argon windows and insulated ...

If you heat your home with natural gas, oil or propane, chances are your furnace or boiler has a pilot light. With the help of two experts — Joshua Smith from Berkshire Heating and Cooling and ...

Q. I was down in our basement the other day when I heard what sounded like a small roaring noise coming from the furnace. Upon further investigation I realized it was the pilot light burning away.